1926 Iowa Senate election

The 1926 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1926 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 21 of the state senate's 50 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate.

1926 Iowa Senate election
November 2, 1926
21 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate
26 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Last election 45 4 1
Seats after 49 1 0
Seat change 4 3 1
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A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the 1926 elections is provided by the Iowa General Assembly here.

The primary election on June 7, 1926 determined which candidates appeared on the November 2, 1926 general election ballot.[1][2]

Following the previous election, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 45 seats, the Democrats had 4 seats, and 1 seat was held by an independent.

Republicans maintained control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1926 general election with the balance of power shifting to Republicans holding 49 seats and Democrats having 1 seat (a net gain of 4 seats for Republicans).

Summary of Results
  • Note: The 29 holdover Senators not up for re-election are not listed on this table.
State Senate District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
1st Isaac N. Snook Dem Joseph R. Frailey Rep
7th Sylvester Calvin Rees Rep Denver Loring Wilson Rep
9th Edward William Romkey Rep Clyde Hamilton Topping Rep
10th James L. Brookhart Rep William Carden Rep
12th Theodore Charles Cessna Rep Frank M. Beatty Rep
13th Frank B. Shane Rep Frank B. Shane Rep
18th Julius A. Nelson Rep Charles D. Booth Rep
20th Jonas DeMoss Buser Rep Samuel Franklin Wilson Rep
21st David W. Kimberly Rep David W. Kimberly Rep
22nd John O. Shaff Rep John O. Shaff Rep
29th A. H. Bergman Rep A. H. Bergman Rep
30th William J. Goodwin Rep George Allison Wilson Rep
34th Andrew Jackson Shinn Rep Andrew Jackson Shinn Rep
35th Bernard J. Horchem Dem Otto F. Lange Rep
37th William Schmedika Ind Oscar Ulstad Rep
38th Melville L. Bowman Rep Arch Wallace McFarlane Rep
42nd Carl Webster Reed Rep William Henry Klemme Rep
44th Ansel Taylor Brookins Rep Ansel Taylor Brookins Rep
45th Harry Cook White Dem Samuel Albert Brush Rep
48th George B. Perkins Rep John Grant Merritt Rep
50th Fred Cramer Gilchrist Rep Fred Cramer Gilchrist Rep

Source:[3]

Detailed Results
  • NOTE: The 29 districts that did not hold elections in 1926 are not listed here.

District 1 • District 7 • District 9 • District 10 • District 12 • District 13 • District 18 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 29 • District 30 • District 34 • District 35 • District 37 • District 38 • District 42 • District 44 • District 45 • District 48 • District 50

  • Note: If a district does not list a primary, then that district did not have a competitive primary (i.e., there may have only been one candidate file for that district).[4][5]

District 1
Iowa Senate, District 1 General Election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joseph R. Frailey 5,614 55.82%
Democratic H. J. Kennedy 4,444 44.18%
Total votes 10,058 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 7
Iowa Senate, District 7 Republican Primary Election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Denver L. Wilson 2,990 52.12%
Republican T. E. Powers 2,747 47.88%
Total votes 5,737 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 7 General Election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Denver L. Wilson 5,302 58.62%
Democratic M. A. Krasehel 3,742 41.38%
Total votes 9,044 100.00%
Republican hold

District 9
Iowa Senate, District 9 Republican Primary Election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Clyde H. Topping 2,989 62.04%
Republican E. W. Romkey (incumbent) 1,829 37.96%
Total votes 4,818 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 9 General Election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Clyde H. Topping 4,693 59.68%
Democratic W. D. Dodds 3,171 40.32%
Total votes 7,864 100.00%
Republican hold

District 10
Iowa Senate, District 10 Republican Primary Election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William Carden 4,723 60.71%
Republican J. L. Brookhart (incumbent) 3,057 39.29%
Total votes 7,780 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 10 General Election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William Carden 6,387 64.18%
Democratic Herman E. Elgar 3,564 35.82%
Total votes 9,951 100.00%
Republican hold

District 12
Iowa Senate, District 12 Republican Primary Election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank M. Beatty 4,029 57.53%
Republican Robert J. Shaw 2,974 42.47%
Total votes 7,003 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 12 General Election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank M. Beatty 7,963 100.00%
Total votes 7,963 100.00%
Republican hold

District 13
Iowa Senate, District 13 General Election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Shane (incumbent) 6,067 64.33%
Democratic J. E. Hull 3,364 35.67%
Total votes 9,431 100.00%
Republican hold

District 18
Iowa Senate, District 18 General Election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles D. Booth 5,651 55.18%
Democratic C. A. Zellmer 4,590 44.82%
Total votes 10,241 100.00%
Republican hold

District 20
Iowa Senate, District 20 Republican Primary Election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sam F. Wilson 3,393 52.97%
Republican Jonas D. Buser (incumbent) 3,012 47.03%
Total votes 6,405 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 20 General Election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sam F. Wilson 4,819 51.52%
Independent Jonas Buser[lower-alpha 1] (incumbent) 2,659 28.43%
Democratic Henry Wildasin 1,876 20.06%
Total votes 9,354 100.00%
Republican hold

District 21
Iowa Senate, District 21 General Election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican D. W. Kimberly (incumbent) 8,778 100.00%
Total votes 8,778 100.00%
Republican hold

District 22
Iowa Senate, District 22 General Election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. O. Shaff (incumbent) 7,076 58.40%
Democratic John W. Smith 5,041 41.60%
Total votes 12,117 100.00%
Republican hold

District 29
Iowa Senate, District 29 Republican Primary Election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican A. H. Bergman (incumbent) 2,578 65.07%
Republican Richard M. Burroughs 1,384 34.93%
Total votes 3,962 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 29 Democratic Primary Election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic O. P. Meyers 386 59.38%
Democratic J. E. Craven 264 40.62%
Total votes 650 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 29 General Election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican A. H. Bergman (incumbent) 3,477 51.19%
Democratic O. P. Meyers 3,315 48.81%
Total votes 6,792 100.00%
Republican hold

District 30
Iowa Senate, District 30 Republican Primary Election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George A. Wilson 7,713 33.35%
Republican Guy A. Miller 5,110 22.10%
Republican E. A. Lingenfelter 4,469 19.32%
Republican John B. Hammond 2,972 12.85%
Republican David W. Fletcher 2,862 12.38%
Total votes 23,126 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 30 General Election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George A. Wilson 16,241 84.23%
Democratic C. N. O. Leir 3,040 15.77%
Total votes 19,281 100.00%
Republican hold

District 34
Iowa Senate, District 34 Republican Primary Election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican A. J. Shinn (incumbent) 2,884 46.08%
Republican P. J. Klinker 2,213 35.36%
Republican L. A. Longman 1,162 18.57%
Total votes 6,259 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 34 Democratic Primary Election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Levi McNeill 1,061 50.60%
Democratic George L. Harrison 1,036 49.40%
Total votes 2,097 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 34 General Election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican A. J. Shinn (incumbent) 8,421 52.36%
Democratic Levi McNeill 7,662 47.64%
Total votes 16,083 100.00%
Republican hold

District 35
Iowa Senate, District 35 General Election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Otto F. Lange 6,153 51.19%
Democratic B. J. Horchem (incumbent) 5,867 48.81%
Total votes 12,020 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 37
Iowa Senate, District 37 Republican Primary Election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Oscar Ulstad 4,316 37.07%
Republican W. F. Cole 3,955 33.97%
Republican William Schmedika[lower-alpha 2] (incumbent) 3,371 28.96%
Total votes 11,642 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 37 General Election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Oscar Ulstad 8,191 86.79%
Democratic J. L. Peppers 1,247 13.21%
Total votes 9,438 100.00%
Republican gain from Independent

District 38
Iowa Senate, District 38 Republican Primary Election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Arch W. McFarlane 6,042 49.19%
Republican H. A. Willoughby 4,794 39.03%
Republican W. Minor Lemon 1,448 11.79%
Total votes 12,284 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 38 General Election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Arch W. McFarlane 8,686 71.63%
Democratic Sherman W. DeWolf 3,440 28.37%
Total votes 12,126 100.00%
Republican hold

District 42
Iowa Senate, District 42 Republican Primary Election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William H. Klemme 3,308 57.19%
Republican O. Gilbertson 2,476 42.81%
Total votes 5,784 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 42 General Election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William H. Klemme 6,549 100.00%
Total votes 6,549 100.00%
Republican hold

District 44
Iowa Senate, District 44 Republican Primary Election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican A. T. Brookins (incumbent) 3,868 72.46%
Republican W. C. Kingfield 1,470 27.54%
Total votes 5,338 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 44 General Election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican A. T. Brookins (incumbent) 5,269 58.34%
Democratic Grover H. Galvin 3,762 41.66%
Total votes 9,031 100.00%
Republican hold

District 45
Iowa Senate, District 45 Republican Primary Election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican S. A. Brush 3,736 58.79%
Republican Werner Strippel 2,619 41.21%
Total votes 6,355 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 45 General Election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican S. A. Brush 7,412 100.00%
Total votes 7,412 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 48
Iowa Senate, District 48 Republican Primary Election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. G. Merritt 3,708 47.15%
Republican George L. Miller 2,223 28.27%
Republican Paul N. Robson 1,933 24.58%
Total votes 7,864 100.00%
Iowa Senate, District 48 General Election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. G. Merritt 7,610 100.00%
Total votes 7,610 100.00%
Republican hold

District 50
Iowa Senate, District 50 General Election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican F. C. Gilchrist (incumbent) 7,669 100.00%
Total votes 7,669 100.00%
Republican hold
  1. After losing the Republican primary, Senator Buser ran in the general election as an independent.
  2. Senator Schmedika was an independent politician who ran for re-election as a Republican.

See also

References
  1. "Primary Election 1926 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa Official Register. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  2. "General Election 1926 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa Official Register. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  3. "Legislators". Iowa State Senate. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  4. "Primary Election 1926 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa Official Register. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  5. "General Election 1926 For State Senator" (PDF). Iowa Official Register. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
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